chironomid

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Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera

Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) (Entomology) an insect of a family (Chironomidae) which comprises the non-biting midges
informal name for the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies (Diptera)